I started playing at 15 and got the bug big time, First hole in one I was only 17 in 1987 Strathclyde Park municipal golf club Scotland, playing a 4 ball bounce game, 3rd hole, par 3 about 150 yards, used 7 iron ball (titleist pts or balata, can't remember) landed at front of green next to pin and disappeared, group on front started shouting back, I ran down with my clubs as fast as I could, to be greeted by the ball in the bottom of the cup...my only regret was not keeping the ball... Fast forward over 20 yrs, now at Bellshill golf club in Scotland, 5th hole, par 3, 203 yards, bounce game with work mates, took out a 4 iron and buttoned a titleist pro v 1 x straight as I could, ball landed on the green and rolled forward, I thought it had went through the back, as I walked onto the green to look through the back, I had to walk past the pin, and like many golfers, with some wishful thinking I had a quick look in the cup and could not believe my eyes when I saw the ball in the cup.. This time I learned the lesson from my first hole in one and I kept the ball!!! Same year, same Bellshill golf club, but this time it was during a matchplay comp against the clubs team captain, 8th hole about 140 yards, pin right at the front about 10ft on, took out a 9 iron hit a high ball ( titleist Pro v x) with a slight draw, ball landed right in front of pin and because it was on a slope, the ball didn't bite as it would, but released forward a few feet, just enough for us to see it roll on like a putt and into the hole for my 3rd hole in one.. I still lost the match, due to the excitement of now having 3 holes in one, with 2 of them in the same year... Again, I learned the lesson of my first hole and one and kept the ball...